Show CHURCH NOTICES TIIE THE L D S C ivansen ll ansen bishop sunday 1000 10 00 a m sunday school 1130 11 30 a m fast day services and testimony meeting 2 00 p ra unton union meeting at the north nort h ward church in monroe monday 4 00 1 P m primary tuesday 2 00 p m relief society work and business meet ing 7 30 p m mutual Alu till THU METHODIST CHURCH rev grace minister nister 1100 11 00 a m W worship 0 iship service 1130 11 30 a in pictures 8 00 p m bible study the life of jesus as found in the tour four gospels of the bible monday 7 00 p m L library I 1 14 1 v hour and pictures for boys and girls from junior high up through high school tuesday week day church school and at 4 00 p m girl scouts friday 4 00 P m story hour tor for second third fourth fifth and sixth graders friday p m the W S c OS s will in meet t at t the ho home of mrs airs arnold tate L D B N T the lenten season as observed by churches begins with what la Is known as ash wednesday so called from the old custom of 0 f sprinkling ashes on the hea heads d s of penitents penitente peni tents in other words we might think of ash wednesday as a day of repentance this year the lenten season began february alth it covers a period of six weeks preceding easter an and d Is a time of reconstruction and fasting most protestant denominations especially concentrate their efforts durine the week just preceding easter sunday the week la is usually given over to special services when christians search their own hearts in the light ot of christ and rededicate their lives to jesus it too is a time when many christians in all denominations will deny themselves in order to give to the homeless and starving throughout the world although sincere followers of christ do each day ask gods forgiveness and seek a closer walk with christ and give to the homeless and hungry in the world yet this lenten season will bring a deeper devotion to christ gods way and these words will become a deeper reality inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my br ethern ethem ye have done it unto me road read in the bible matthew 2535 46 the great climax of the lenten season is easter the day sacredly observed in memory of tho the resurrection ot christ in most of the christian world easter is the sunday of all sundays when the multitudes gather in churches it is no doubt accurate to say that throughout most of our nation there aro are almost twice as aa ciany many people gather together tor for worship on easter than on any other sunday would we not that the lives of the half might be consecrated consecrate a to christs way gods way and seek to serve and to worship eath sunday i what will the lenten season mean to yo you u and to me rev grace |